Trucking News

Feature Article from Hemmings Classic Car

Advance Design Delight
A very nice 1954 Chevrolet 3100 three-window sold at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach in April for $29,700, including 10 percent premium. It was freshly, thoroughly and correctly restored, plus it had air conditioning, with a column-mounted three-speed and the 235-cu.in. straight-six engine. 1953 vs. 1954, split windshield vs. one piece, small grille vs. big grille--it's a matter of taste, and we're on the fence ourselves, but the market likes the 1953 models better. However, that wasn't the case here, proving once again that high-end quality sells. Contact: www.barrett-jackson.com. - David Traver AdolphusA Sterling Creation
No serious truck enthusiast can ever forget the Sterling. It began in 1916 as the Sternberg, and came to rival even Mack from the standpoint of sheer brawn before being merged with White in 1951. Sterling was also one of the first truck builders to adopt diesel power.
Iconografix has a 128-page, softcover photo history that tells the whole story, authored by commercial-vehicle archivist Robert Gabrick. It's $32.95. Visitwww.enthusiastbooks.com.
Trucking TV Tee-Hees
Here at Hemmings, we deal in human fulfillment and advancement. In that spirit, we direct you, so to speak, to the website called Semicrazy Truck Movies. Check out a rarity, the 1974 pilot for the TV series Movin' On, on DVD for $18.99. Gems abound here, including Moonfire, about a fugitive Nazi running a smuggling operation, co-starring Sonny Liston. Go to www.semicrazytruckmovies.com.
Dixie Depot Hack
The big Southern vehicle shindig is called AutoFair, but that doesn't mean trucks aren't happy there, too. In the yawning infield of Charlotte Motor Speedway, we glommed onto this 1922 Ford Model T depot hack, flying non-original (though highly appropriate) Pabst Blue Ribbon colors. That spells fun to us. The T truck came with two extra wooden wheels and was priced at $8,500 by its North Carolina owner.
Rolling, Rolling, Rolling
Artillery-type steel wheels on older-style General Motors light trucks are just the bomb nowadays, if you'll pardon the pun. Jim Carter Truck Parts of Independence, Missouri, has a six-hole wheel that fits more popular GM half-ton trucks, with both drum and disc brakes; it includes the center scallops. You paint it. Priced at $135 each. Go see it at www.jimcartertruckparts.com.
Hawkeye Happening
Here, right in the nation's midsection, is a humongous party that celebrates everything imaginable about the world of trucks. The Iowa 80 Truckstop, billed as the world's biggest and named for its location on Interstate 80 in Walcott, Iowa, has hosted its huge Trucker's Jamboree every year since 1979. This year's edition will be July 8-9. Iowa 80 also maintains an interesting trucking museum on site. Go to http://www.iowa80truckstop.com.

This article originally appeared in the July, 2010 issue of Hemmings Classic Car.